Chapter 648 Revenge

Gou Chun was extremely angry. He rushed to the general's house and questioned his brother, "Zhao Hanzhang is completely evading the blame. Brother, are you going to let Mingyu go and let Zhao Hanzhang go like this?"

"If this is the case, who will respect my brother after this incident?"

Gou Xi looked up at him and asked, "Didn't you cross the border and rob the people of Yuzhou?"

Gou Chun denied loudly: "I didn't!"

He said: "Those are our people in Yanzhou, those untouchables. They dared to play tricks on us like this. They should have been killed in the first place."

Gou Xi slapped the table and asked angrily, "Do you think I don't know about what you did at the border, nor do all the officials in the court know about it? Not yet. Although the person who complained has not entered Yuncheng, the rumors have already spread throughout the country. It’s Yuncheng!”

Not to mention that the emperor and officials would not believe Gou Chun, neither did Gou Xi.

"The government has given you a lot of food and grass, plus the income from stationing troops, it is enough for you to raise troops. Why do you still send troops to plunder people's food, and you even cross the line!"

Gou Chun: "I don't recognize that border. Yuzhou was originally controlled by us. When the governor was here, nearly half of Yuzhou was in our hands. Zhao Hanzhang was a female, so even though she became the governor, we took the territory that originally belonged to us. Give it out?"

Gou Xi's face darkened and he said coldly: "Are you blaming me for not being able to defend my territory?"

Gou Chun's momentum weakened, and he lowered his head and said, "I didn't mean that, I just felt sorry for my brother."

"There is no need for you to feel unfair for me," Gou Xi said coldly, "This is the deal between me and her, and it is the price His Majesty paid for moving the capital."

It was she who arrived in Luoyang first, and it was she who forced Liu Cong back and killed Wang Mi. The emperor was in her hands. If she did not agree, he would not be able to take the emperor away at all.

One King of the East China Sea left, and another Zhao Hanzhang came. It was like his trip was in vain.

Returning Yuzhou was his concession so that he could replace Zhao Hanzhang as the person beside the emperor.

Facts have proved that his choice was correct. As long as the emperor is here, the whole world will listen to his orders.

Do you really think Gou Xi will not be short of money if he has strong soldiers and horses?

He was also very poor. The soldiers below him suffered from hunger every day. They could only eat well when they went to the battlefield to fight.

But in this way, their life is considered easy, at least much better than the people outside who starve to death.

But since the emperor came to Yuncheng, all places have to support the emperor. Jiangnan, Lianghu, Yuzhou, and even Shu and Xiliang, which have become semi-independent, have to send supporting materials and troops when the emperor issues an edict.

The Gou Jiajun's living conditions have improved a lot in the past few months. In the past, Gou Xi had to save money to prepare food and grass, but now it is allocated by the court, plus the Gou Jiajun's own, the soldiers have enough food and grass, and even some military pay.

Gou Xi also relied on the emperor's support and the flattery of hundreds of officials to live a luxurious life today.

It's just that Gou Chun is also keen on his elder brother's good life now. He can sleep in the gentle countryside. Who wants to go out to bask in the sun and train in the hot summer?

Come in the wind or the rain, still have to bask in the sun and sweat?

However, he does not have the flattery of officials. If he wants beautiful concubines, skilled actors, BMWs and swords, he has to spend his own money to buy them.

Where does the money come from?

Naturally, it comes from the soldiers’ pay and food.

He took the military pay and food allocated from above, and the soldiers at the bottom were not as well off as before. Didn't they join the army just to have a mouthful of food?

If they had to starve to death as soldiers, why would they risk their lives to fight on the battlefield?

Gou Chun naturally understood this, so in order to prevent the soldiers from rebelling, he first increased taxes and collected money and food for legitimate reasons.

But because the summer harvest had just begun, the taxes at the beginning of the year had already emptied the income of ordinary people, and the additional tax was still so heavy that not to mention the homes of ordinary people, even the homes of small wealthy families would have to drain their wealth, so the common people have been secretly resisting the tax.

There are private rumors in several border counties that this is no longer an exorbitant tax, but a tax that breaks the family.

There is also a secret saying that "a small dog is cooler than a big dog".

I don’t know if Gou Chun heard this rumor. Anyway, in order to prevent the soldiers below from rebelling when the tax collection effect was not good, he directly ordered the soldiers to go to the fields with knives to harvest wheat and other grains.

This is why this dispute arose.

Why did Yan Heng suddenly scold him like that? Gou Xi thought it was because of Gou Chun, so he was a little angry and said to Gou Chun: "I will send someone else to guard the border of Yuzhou. You can go back to Qingzhou."

Gou Chun pursed his lips and his chest rose and fell sharply. He felt that his elder brother was bowing to Zhao Hanzhang like this, and he was filled with resentment.

Gou Xi said: "You are the governor of Qingzhou, and it is time for you to take office. Now go to Qingzhou and get along well with King Langya."

Gou Chun reluctantly agreed.

When he went to court the next day, he saw Zhao Zhongyu and gave him a cold look. Zhao Zhongyu didn't look sideways and just didn't see him.

Gou Chun was so angry that he clenched his fists. When he left the palace that day, he met Zhao Ji on the street. Then Zhao Ji was beaten because Zhao Ji collided with his car frame.

Zhao Ji was beaten badly. Although he survived, he should have to lie in bed for several months. When Zhao Zhongyu heard about it in the palace, he fainted.

Then he immediately rushed back to the mansion and saw his son with a bruised nose and swollen face and blood all over his body. Looking at his hands that were still soft, he knew they were broken.

Zhao Zhongyu's face was ashen. While he asked for more doctors, he went directly to the palace to find the emperor, "Your Majesty, Gou Chun was dissatisfied with the court's treatment and resented us. He died because of him. There are many people, and your Majesty just asked him to go back to Qingzhou without punishing him. This is already a great kindness, but he does not want to repay us, but resents us;"

"You resent us, but you dare not report it to Your Majesty, and you dare not refute me, but you vent your anger on the minister's son. Your Majesty, do you dare to hand over Qingzhou to someone like him?"

He added: "General Gou can't even restrain his own brother. Your Majesty has left all the palace affairs and defense in his hands, how can you feel at ease?"

Everyone knew the news that Zhao Zhongyu's son Zhao Ji was seriously injured, and they all agreed.

They looked down upon Zhao Ji very much, but what was Zhao Ji wrong in this matter?

He didn't even have anything to do with this matter. Zhao Zhongyu joined forces with Zhao Hanzhang and the Gou Xi Gouchun brothers to fight. If you have the ability, go to Zhao Hanzhang and don't dare to attack her. Isn't there Zhao Zhongyu?

What if it affects family members?

What's more, Zhao Ji still goes to Uncle Cai. He has a title. Although his official position is lower than Gou Chun, his title is higher than Gou Chun.

His family background is better than Gou Chun.

Gou Chun's move can be regarded as the following crime.

So after Zhao Zhongyu, several ministers and censors entered the palace, all of whom wanted to impeach Gou Chun.

But Gou Chun ran away after beating Zhao Ji. He took his people directly to Qingzhou to take office, without giving anyone a chance to criticize him.

then what should we do?

Everyone could only target Gou Xi.